[vsnet-grb 84373] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 04 Oct 08 00:00:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   288.864d {+19h 15m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.184d {-24d 11' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 259.142d
SLEW_TIME:       60.00 SOD {00:01:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14743 TJD;   278 DOY;   08/10/04
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        HD 179949 
TGT_NUM:         36405,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       190.24d {+12h 40m 58s}   -4.41d {-04d 24' 24"}
SUN_DIST:         96.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      241.54d {+16h 06m 09s}  -25.78d {-25d 46' 50"}
MOON_DIST:        42.82 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       13.44,-15.77 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      287.16, -1.86 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 204.09,17.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.25) 1.38 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.